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The right entrepreneur at the right time Sir William Hoy was not only exemplary railway pioneer. His  influence extended to fields such as electricity generation and even the founding of the Kruger National Park. After the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 William Hoy became Chief Traffic Manager of Central South […]

The general(s) and the railways man After the Anglo-Boer war two leading figures from opposing sides became acquaintances in Hermanus and forged an unusual working relationship. Dr Robin Lee researched the story of  railways pioneer William Hoy and General Jan Smuts.  During his long career with railways in Southern Africa, […]

HTimes 20July 2017 “He stopped the railway coming to Hermanus.” Some residents of the town know that much about Sir William Hoy. Perhaps fewer know that he and his wife are buried on the crown of Hoy’s Koppie, at their own request and because it was Sir William’s favourite place […]